Muirhead Surname
Approximately 11,618 people bear this surname
Muirhead Surname Definition:
From one or other of the many localities of the name in the southern counties, perhaps from Muirhead in the barony of Rothwell. The lands and town of Mureheid in the diocese of Ross are mentioned in 1576 (RPC.), but the surname is not likely to have originated there.
Read More About This SurnameMuirhead Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,153 | 1:114,957 | 12,428 |
| Scotland | 2,140 | 1:2,502 | 466 |
| England | 1,726 | 1:32,282 | 4,305 |
| Canada | 1,468 | 1:25,099 | 3,380 |
| Australia | 1,426 | 1:18,931 | 2,625 |
| Jamaica | 673 | 1:4,264 | 586 |
| New Zealand | 340 | 1:13,319 | 2,310 |
| South Africa | 326 | 1:166,189 | 18,559 |
| Japan | 50 | 1:2,556,886 | 31,037 |
| Wales | 48 | 1:64,469 | 5,713 |
| Chile | 35 | 1:503,328 | 12,866 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Northern Ireland | 19 | 1:97,107 | 6,126 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Ireland | 11 | 1:428,085 | 15,694 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | 1:8,582 | 1,778 |
| Bermuda | 10 | 1:6,528 | 1,005 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| British Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:4,513 | 453 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 1:17,164 | 627 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 45 | 1:98,441 | 6,344 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1,816 | 1:2,061 | 375 |
| England | 493 | 1:49,443 | 6,050 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 271 | 1:185,309 | 16,412 |
Muirhead (17) may also be a first name.
Muirhead Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From one or other of the many localities of the name in the southern counties, perhaps from Muirhead in the barony of Rothwell. The lands and town of Mureheid in the diocese of Ross are mentioned in 1576 (RPC.), but the surname is not likely to have originated there. The first of the name in record is said to have been Sir William Muirhead of Lachope, end of fourteenth century. Probably the same person as William de Murehede who witnessed a charter of lands of Cranshaws in 1401 (Swinton, p. xvii). Andrew Morheid was assizer at Lanark in 1432 (RAA., II, 65), David de Merhed, cleric in diocese of Glasgow, is recorded in 1471 (REG., 395), Ricardus Mwreheid, canon of Dunkeld, 1484 (RAA., II, p. 211) may be Richard Murhede, dean of Glasgow in 1491 (APS., II, p. 270), Wilyame of Murehede is recorded in 1484 (Peebles, 31), and Thomas Murhede was pirson of Lyne in 1504 (Trials, I, p. 43). Thomas Mureheid, quarryman at Dunkeld, 1507-15, appears in record as Moirhed, Moirheid, and Mored (Rent. Dunk.), David Muirheyd was assizer in Gowane (Govan) in 1527 (Pollok, I, p. 258), and David Mourheid was merchant burgess of Dumfries, 1668 (Inquis., 938). In common speech pronounced Murheed. Mooreheid 1624, Morheid 1691, Mureheid 1620, Muirhed 1513, Murehed 1503, Muyrheid 1498, Mwirheid 1577, Mwreheid 1484, Mwrhed 1493, Mwrheid, Mwrhied, and Mwrheyd 1522.
(Scot.-Teut.) Dweller at the Moor-Head [Scot.-Old English and Old Norse mór + Old English heáfod = Old Norse höfuð]
(Scottish) One who came from Muirhead (end of the moor), the name of several places in Scotland; dweller at the end of the marsh.
The head of the Moor.
(Scotch), Head of the moor.
Muirhead Demographics
Muirhead Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Muirhead Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muirhead Come From? nationality or country of origin
Muirhead occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muirhead? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 44,726th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 627,263 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Muirhead live; 40 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America. Muirhead is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 17 people.
This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 3,153 people, or 1 in 114,957. In The United States Muirhead is most numerous in: Texas, where 11 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Michigan, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States it is found in 54 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 18 percent are found and England, where 15 percent are found.
Muirhead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Muirhead has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Muirhead last name expanded 1,163 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 118 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 350 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 76 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Muirhead Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Muirhead last name is primarily Presbyterian (78%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Muirhead last name are 6.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.15% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Muirhead earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.2% more than the national average, earning 364,070 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 72.29% more than the national average, earning R 409,428 per year; in United States they earn 4.21% more than the national average, earning $44,967 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.89% more than the national average, earning $54,101 CAD per year.
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Muirhead Reference & Research
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